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Requesting Information From the LTB as a Third Party
This is an update to the post Tribunals Ontario Unveils Their New Commitment to Openness and Transparency. May 1, 2019, was the deadline set by the Ontario courts for Ontario tribunals to become less secretive and be more open with regards to requests for information...
read moreSpring Inspection Checklist
While it may seem tempting to leave well enough alone and not bother tenants who are not complaining and pay their rent on time, we recommend doing at least two inspections a year. Spring is the perfect time for such inspections in Ontario. Our winters are cold,...
read moreTribunals Ontario Unveils Their New Commitment to Openness and Transparency
On May 1, 2019 Tribunals Ontario, Social Justice Division announced that they are now allowing third-party access to the case files or records of the proceedings before them. The Landlord Tenant Board is one of these tribunals. This change in policy occurred due to...
read moreNotices of Entry Once Again Allowed to be Posted to Door
UPDATE: As of January 23, 2019, the Landlord and Tenant Board is allowing Notices of Entry to be posted on doors. They tell us that there was a clerical error that omitted this method of service from the Rules. ...
read moreChanges to LTB Rules
The Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) has made some changes to their Rules that landlords should know. You can review them in their entirety on the LTB website at http://www.sjto.gov.on.ca/en/latest-news/#ltb. Over the next few days, we will be reviewing some of...
read morePot Legalization and Rental Housing: What’s a landlord to do?
Pot becomes legal on October 17, 2018. It will be available to order online and people are free to grow up to four plants per residence. What does that mean for landlords? When our legislators decided to make cannabis legal they failed to make any rules or regulations...
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